Boeing workers in South Carolina reject union
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DefenceTalkBoeing workers in South Carolina voted down union representation, handing a victory to the aerospace giant in a US region historically hostile to organized labor. Boeing said in a news release that 74 percent of the 2,828 votes cast supported the company and rejected the overtures of representation by the International Association of Machinists and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-workers-in-south-carolina-reject-union-69156/
United Technologies says $90Bn Honeywell bid too low
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DefenceTalkUnited Technologies chief executive Gregory Hayes said Friday that Honeywell’s recent $90 billion offer for the industrial group “grossly undervalues” the company. Hayes reiterated his rejection of the last week’s bid after Honeywell revealed the details publicly for the first time on Friday, including the price it had proposed. Honeywell offered the equivalent of $108 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/united-technologies-says-90bn-honeywell-bid-too-low-66879/
Boeing orders fall by half in 2015 but deliveries hit record
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DefenceTalkNew York: Boeing aircraft orders fell by nearly half in 2015 even as deliveries rose to an annual record, the aerospace giant said Thursday. Boeing said that net orders for new commercial aircraft dropped to 768 last year from 1,432 in 2014, putting it behind rival Airbus, which is expected to report well over 1,000 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-orders-fall-by-half-in-2015-but-deliveries-hit-record-66304/
Institute to Help U.S. Meet China Aerospace Challenge
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DefenceTalkDeputy Defense Secretary Bob Work delivered the keynote speech yesterday in Arlington, Virginia, at an inaugural conference of the China Aerospace Studies Institute, or CASI, newly established by the Air Force and RAND Corp. The institute’s focus is on China, which Work called a rising power that’s experiencing a growing economy and increased military technical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/institute-to-help-us-meet-china-aerospace-challenge-64650/
Paris Airshow Leaves Satisfied Exhibitors, Exciting Newcomers
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DefenceTalkNumerous deals have been closed at the 51st International Paris Airshow. But even if they were less than spectacular this year, aircraft manufacturers are calling the event at Le Bourget airport a big success. The Paris-Le Bourget airport will continue to be the mecca of the aviation world until Sunday (06.21.2015), when the 51st International […]https://www.defencetalk.com/paris-airshow-leaves-satisfied-exhibitors-exciting-newcomers-64595/
Robot border guards among new airport tech at Paris Air Show
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DefenceTalkNew airport technologies unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week promise robots replacing immigration officers and much faster identification of criminals through their biometric data. French electrical systems company Thales premiered its new equipment designed to speed up passage through airports. In their vision of the future, passengers will no longer deal with check-in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robot-border-guards-among-new-airport-tech-at-paris-air-show-64592/
Boeing, Customers Demonstrate Performance and Innovation At Paris Air Show
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DefenceTalkBoeing strengthened its position as the aerospace industry’s leader in innovation and technology at a highly successful 2015 Paris Air Show. “Innovation is the heart of our strategy,” said Boeing Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Muilenburg. “It is what differentiates us not only from existing competitors but also from the competitors of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-customers-demonstrate-performance-and-innovation-at-paris-air-show-64569/
US aerospace command moving comms gear back to Cold War bunker
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DefenceTalkThe US military command that scans North America’s skies for enemy missiles and aircraft plans to move its communications gear to a Cold War-era mountain bunker, officers said. The shift to the Cheyenne Mountain base in Colorado is designed to safeguard the command’s sensitive sensors and servers from a potential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack, military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aerospace-command-moving-comms-gear-back-to-cold-war-bunker-63748/
Chinese military linked to seven years of hacking US aerospace industry
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DefenceTalkA shadowy hacking group believed to be affiliated with the Chinese military has spent years infiltrating the American aerospace industry and US trading partners in the space industry, a US cybersecurity company said Monday. Officials from CrowdStrike accused the Shanghai-based unit 61486 of the People’s Liberation Army 12th bureau of attacking American and other western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-linked-to-seven-years-of-hacking-us-aerospace-industry-59849/
Chinese military hackers target space industry: study
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DefenceTalkA Chinese military unit has run a hacking campaign that includes sending bogus email in a bid to intercept Western satellite communications and aerospace secrets, a US security firm said. The report by the California-based firm Crowdstrike points to broader hacking by China weeks after the United States for the first time filed charges against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-hackers-target-space-industry-study-59847/